Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-07-21
Justice is Getting There.

Brooks. the hero of the Southern
Hotel trunk murder at St. Louis, is to
be hung finally. his counsel having ex-
hausted every legal method of delay.
The supreme court has decided that he
must swing. which is perfectly right.
Brooks, or Maxwell as he was called,
was a smart Alcck. He murdered his
friend. robbed HIM. put the body in a
trunk and lit out for Australia. De-
tectives took the smallest possible clew
and followed him, and brought him
back. He was the hero of the hour in
st. Louis, and was proud of it. His
picture was iii every window. and he
was so sought after that he gave regu-
ar receptions in Jail, and was loaded
fool girls and women. He took all the
attention shown him as an diotic Eng
lish boy earl might take attentions from
New York toadies. Maxwell actually
looked down upon the poor fools who
run wild over him. He seemed to
think that with such friends, and able
lawyers, and money to trifle with
juries. that he was safe from the
gallows, and he would smoke and
laugh. and ignore the seriousness
of his condition, during the
most trying hours. The first
time he showed that he was scared,
was when the Joy brought in ver-
diet of guilty. He knew he was guilty,
but he thought the jury wa, composed
of the same kind of fools rs those who
kneeled before him in Jail, and toadi-
ed to him. He almost tainted when
the verdict was rendered, but his attor-
neys encouraged him to hope that there
were years of life before him, DELAYS,
new trials, etc. But b time has come,
| as it comes to most criminals. Justice
may in some cases be outraged, but it is
becoming fashionable to punish the
guilty. no matter what their condition
in life, and Maxwell will hang. Several
other cases before courts, notably in
Chicago and New York, demonstrate
that the picture of justice should be a
bulldog instead of woman, because
justice is as tenacious as the bull dog,
and when it gets hold on a Grim nal,
it does not let up, if justice has fair
show. No one believed that the Chi
cago boodlers who had money and in
huence could be punished, and yet two
men who were tools of those higher
up in politics, haze been sentenced to
the penitcntiary, and the principles,
who are worth millions. accumulated
by vile practices, and looked up to as
invulnerable. by ambitious politicians,
are shaking in Their boots. and hav-
ing night sweats, and most of them are
inquiring the price of tickets across the
ocean. where they will 60 for theil
health. if they are not watched. Ar
aged New York millionaire, who bribet
aldermen, and who believed tina
millions could save him, who is OIL
trial, was put in Jail over Sunday fol
fear he would kidnap himself, his con
v.ction is deemed so sure, though h,
could have gwen ten million dollar
bail. The judge wouldn't have it. II
wanted his man. And so things loo
very encouraging to honest people. VIII
have feared that criminals with none
could not be punished. Let justic
keep up the motion, and let the peopl
back her up, whether she be woma
with scales, or bull dog with teet
fastened to criminal trousers. and per
itentiarles aud gallows shall be ker
busy, and those who are unhung an
unconfned behind bars. will becom
reasonably honest, and the world wi
be better. San.